James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2018

PL3003 - Democracy and the State

Credit points: 03
Year: 2018
Student Contribution Band: Band 1
Administered by: College of Arts, Society & Education

No individual can escape the state. But how pervasive or dominant is the state? What is the relationship between the state, globalisation, democratisation and governance. This subject will first discuss the development of the modern state and examine state power and competing modern state theories: Liberal-Pluralist, Elitist/Corporatist, Systems Thinking and Post structuralism/ post-Marxist. It will also discuss the role of the state in the economy and its relationship with civil society. This will cover both the advanced industrial countries and countries in the developing world. Second, the subject will focus on the relationship between state power and democratisation and globalisation, particularly the debates about the declining strength of state in the developing world as the result of the globalisation pressures and the rise of global civil society. The third part of the subject will deal with the issues of governance, which in recent years has gained prominence in the reform agenda promoted by such international bodies as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation of Development (OECD) and the United Nations (UN).

Learning Outcomes

Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
PL2003 PL5003

Availabilities

Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Coordinator: Dr Surin Maisrikrod
Contact hours:
  • 26 hours lectures
  • 12 hours tutorials
    Assessment:essays (40%); presentation (20%); centrally-administered final exam (40%).

    External, Study Period 2
    Census Date 23-Aug-2018
    Coordinator: Dr Surin Maisrikrod
    Method of Delivery: and WWW - LearnJCU and OtherPrinted materials
    Assessment:essays (40%); presentation (20%); centrally-administered final exam (40%).

    Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.